The man who shot and killed Niecy Nash's brother 19 years ago has allegedly killed AGAIN -- this time murdering his wife ... and the comedian says she's appalled that another family has been ruined by this "heinous" killer. Robert Lee Heard was arrested Saturday in Shreveport, LA for allegedly stabbing and killing his 35-year-old wife Demetra Doyle Heard. In 1993 a 16-year-old Heard was convicted of shooting and killing Nash's brother, Michael Ensley, at a Reseda, CA high school.

For the last few years, Emily Salveson has been touting a new model for investing in film. In interviews and in public appearances, she has said that the model was able to “solve the problem of risk” for investors. It’s a pitch that’s been heard before in the film industry, and it tends to end badly. But her company, Streamline Global, has nevertheless come from nowhere to help finance more than two dozen films in the last four years.

Three days from now, David Benavidez will partake in his twenty-eighth campaign. He will meet Demetrius Andrade at the Michelob ULTRA Center in Las Vegas. For records’ sake, it would be his second title defense. Last year in May, he became the WBC (interim) super middleweight champion and defended it successfully against Caleb Plant in March early this year. He is the mandatory challenger to the division’s undisputed champion, Canelo Alvarez.

Former NFL player D.J. Hayden and two of his former college teammates died in a two-car crash that police said killed six people after a driver sped through a red light at a downtown Houston intersection early Saturday. Two others were injured. The Houston Chronicle reported that Hayden, a first-round draft pick by the Raiders in 2013, and his former University of Houston teammates, Zachary McMillian and Ralph Oragwu, were among those killed in the crash.

After much speculation, Bravo has confirmed “The Facts of Life” alum Kim Fields is joining the cast of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” for Season 8. Premiering Nov. 8, the new season of “RHOA” will feature Fields in a permanent role, while newcomer Shamea Morton and former “Atlanta” housewife Shereè Whitfield will be featured in recurring roles. Returning cast members are Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Phaedra Parks and Porsha Williams, who was a “friend of the housewives” for Season 7, and now has been re-upped to the full-time cast.